| Surname: | Turner |
| Initials: | W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 1049 |
| Notes: | MFP. Served Home. Previously served in the 3 Royal Sussex Militia. 3/6/1893 he enlisted in the Dorsetshire Regiment, No. 3894, age 14.3 years, born Chichester, address: father, Inkerman Public House, Broyle Road, Chichester. Served Home 23/6/1893 to 2/10/1896, Gibraltar 3/10/1896 to 16/1/1897, Malta 17/1/1897 to 2/2/1899, Home 3/2/1899 to 23/11/1899, South Africa 24/11/1899 to 24/4/1902, India 25/4/1902 to 8/12/1906, Home 9/12/1906 to 22/6/1914 to discharge time expired. Awarded the Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, Army Order 286 of 1912. William Turner. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/189 Page: 67 Sept. 1, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasps: Orange Free State, Transvaal, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Laing's Nek, awarded as drummer 2 Dorsetshire Regiment, No. 1049. |
| Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/333 Page: 2221903-01-31 None) |
| Citation: | Clasps: South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 awarded as Pte. 2 Dorsetshire Regiment, No. 3894. |